"homoglyphic" meaning in All languages combined

See homoglyphic on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Etymology: homoglyph + -ic Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|homoglyph|ic}} homoglyph + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} homoglyphic (not comparable)
  1. Being, involving, or using the same or similar glyph(s), that is, homoglyph(s), for different characters (as for example in fonts where the letter O and the digit 0, or the letter I and the digit 1, are visually indistinguishable or nearly so). Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-homoglyphic-en-adj-f4AQR3Mt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic

Download JSON data for homoglyphic meaning in All languages combined (1.8kB)

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